Example sentences of "[not/n't] for [art] reason " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , of course I am disgruntled , but not for the reasons you may adduce . |
| 2 | ‘ I know , ’ I said again , and I was too , but not for the reasons the proctologist believed . |
| 3 | This has happened in a number of developed countries — though not for the reasons given by Marx but primarily because of the growth of government and restrictive practices in labour markets . |
| 4 | The usages objected to as ‘ anti-male ’ are certainly sexist , but not for the reasons some men seem to think . |
| 5 | She was n't going to let him see that she would jump at it , although not for the reasons he might suppose . |
| 6 | But not for the reasons some had feared . |
| 7 | ‘ Not for the reasons you imagine , Sarella . ’ |
| 8 | Nuno 's ability is a matter of opinion , but the point about the Trantec ads is a matter of fact , although not for the reason your correspondent quotes . |
| 9 | She hesitated , but not for the reason he imagined . |
| 10 | ‘ But not for the reason you think . |
| 11 | She did need rescuing , though not for the reason he imagined . |
| 12 | Oh , yes , thought Juliet , I 'm worried , but not for the reason you think . |